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How to Take the Most L.A. Selfie

Because you were dying to know

While selfie was Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year in 2013, the predilection for making oneself the subject of one’s own photos and sharing them with the world has shown no signs of slowing. It feels like more and more of my friends are moving toward ironic (or un-ironic) self-photography on Instagram, people who previously never showed their faces. Sheesh, even I’ve posted eight in the past two months—a modest number—whereas I had never thought to do so before.

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This stirred up some thoughts. If I am going to selfie (why not make it a verb now, too?) in L.A., it should be the most indulgent, the most ridiculous, the most absurd selfie in the selfie canon. The gears started turning and I had an “aha” moment: I must come up with the most L.A. selfie ever. So I brainstormed:

Angeleno: Taking a photo of yourself on Beachwood Drive as a DASH bus passes with the Hollywood Sign behind youMore Angeleno: Taking a photo of yourself, a few palm trees, and the Hollywood Sign at Lake Hollywood ParkMost Angeleno: Taking a photo of yourself behind the Hollywood Sign

Angeleno: Taking a photo of yourself standing within Urban LightMore Angeleno: Taking a photo of yourself with Metropolis IIMost Angeleno: Taking a photo of yourself with Chris Burden

Angeleno: Taking a photo of yourself and the Downtown skyline from the GettyMore Angeleno: Taking a photo of yourself and the Downtown skyline from the Griffith ObservatoryMost Angeleno: Taking a photo of yourself having a cocktail at the Westin Bonaventure rotating rooftop lounge

Angeleno: Taking a photo of yourself outside of Grauman’s Chinese TheatreMore Angeleno: Taking a photo of yourself outside of the Cinerama DomeMost Angeleno: Taking a photo of yourself outside of the private screening room at the Soho House

Angeleno: Taking a photo of your feet while in line at the Silver Lake IntelligentsiaMore Angeleno: Taking a photo of your’s and Flea’s feet while in line at IntelligentsiaMost Angeleno: Taking a photo of your’s and Barbara Bestor’s feet while in line at the Silver Lake Intelligentsia

Angeleno: Taking a photo of yourself with an LAPD police carMore Angeleno: Taking a photo with a TeslaMost Angeleno: Taking a photo with Angelyne’s pink Corvette

Angeleno: Taking a photo of yourself on the Santa Monica PierMore Angeleno: Taking a photo of yourself shopping on the Santa Monica PromenadeMost Angeleno: Taking a photo of yourself dining at Ivy at the Shore

Angeleno: Taking a photo of yourself in front of Randy’s DonutsMore Angeleno: Taking a photo of yourself in front of Randy’s DonutsMost Angeleno: Taking a photo of yourself in front of Randy’s Donuts

Angeleno: Taking a photo of yourself on Rodeo DriveMore Angeleno: Taking a photo of yourself in front of the Beverly Hills SignMost Angeleno: Taking a photo of yourself with the under-construction Hymn Of Life: Tulipssculpture by Yayoi Kusama

Angeleno: Taking a photo of yourself in front of the You Are the Star mural in HollywoodMore Angeleno: Taking a photo of yourself in front of Banksy’s ParkingDowntownMost Angeleno: Taking a photo of yourself in front of any of the West Hollywood Librarymurals

Angeleno: Taking a photo of yourself in front of the Walt Disney Concert HallMore Angeleno: Taking a photo from your seat at the Hollywood BowlMost Angeleno: Taking a photo of yourself at the Dresden’s piano table with Marty & Elayne

Kyle Fitzpatrick is a writer, an infrequent performer, and a lover of dogs, art, shorts, champagne, and L.A. You can find his musings Fridays on CityThink. For more, check out his locally focused art, design, and culture website, Los Angeles, I’m Yours, or follow him on Twitter and Instagram.